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We Bid Good Bye To 1869 With Much Pleasu...

Day to enjoy himself , or herself , unless they have just done something , if ever so little , towards making some of their fellow-creatures less miserable , if not happy . Let us show that we do not want some sensational calamity to rouse us to exertion ; but that the sight of silent , patient woe is quite enough to move us , not only to pity , but to aid .

2 The Tom Ah A Wk. {January I, 1870.

2 THE TOM AH A WK . { January i , 1870 .

Peace Work.

PEACE WORK .

Gone Cies Gramme M And R Forth . Card Of...

gone cies gramme M and r forth . Card of cornetcies that retrenchment well there seems in are fact to and to be the reduction have no new at appointments , is last for to the be perfected reduced fiat has to his with al ensi ready pro gn all - - ; , Army princi possibl pal e card despatch , we . are As at a the loss War to understand Secretary why has he shown does not his hiy what down want his have whole we hand of its . etceteras If we are (?) to ; and do away Mr . with Cardwell our Army need not fear that the announcement of the following arrangements ,

will which which creat we we e believe believe the smallest have have been been surprise decided decided or dismay upon unon : — at at the the War War Office Office ,. 1 . —On Mint the for first the of January purpose all of being guns will melted be down forwarded into perihy to the pieces . 2 . —The artments Royal Arsenal as soon at as Woolwich a few will be alterations let as furni can shed be 3 ^ J * . — - After * . ap comp *¦*• V*—J . the h leted . jL . 1 . ^ firs J . J . . * - » t I * of -KSM . * A . A pril ^ Yf X . A . A . all CA'J . J . \ General ^ M WUWX necessary Ul U and ^ AIU . Field A . . ¦¦ VrJL \~ t . Officers V ^ IXiVVl » - » will ** lii

having be dismissed contracted the service to perform , a all firm their of city united accountants duties for j £ i , 5 oo a year . 4 . —There of Red will Tape be supp from lied the to pres the en War t date Office no fresh . The consi stock gnment in it hand is , expected however , , will will last ultimatel several y years effect . a This saving arrangement of several , millions annually in future Army . Estimates . As an instalment is not so of bad the . promises of last Session , the above programme

The Suez Notes. A Continuation Of Rounda...

THE SUEZ NOTES . A CONTINUATION Of ROUNDABOUT RAMBLES-

[From Our Special Correspondent.] You Se...

[ FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT . ] You see I am not off yet . Alexandria I had hoped to , 24 have 'fH passed Dec , 186 Christ 9 . - mas assure have Day knocked in I old feel the Eng idea land uncomfortable , comp but letely circumstances on about the the head have whole . ari And sen business which I can although he half you bad Spagmore . " The very says fact that is , the " Christmas real cause in old of Alexandria the delay of won our 't , departure iui is 10 this duel iij with the i Italian CountIt xi is most

annoy u was vpcii that ing brutal . I " think no h *_ I . told ,. Well vnm you it that ij . now w x the Ld seems . xia fons . xi v ^ that uuut et ori . matters go malo to uiuai were rum even nvo ? 'se than we yena thought . , I told you it was discovered after thoug a three h , hours how he ' absence found , it b there y the . Count He in had his actuall bed . I y did put not the tell li ght , out and got in himself , having taken the hyena for the warm And And bottle a a . terrible terrible The Count scene scene ' s ensued ensued feet naturall , for for . true true y stirre to to its its d the instincts instincts brute into whenever whenever action a a .

wildl situation at occurs the bed , it clothes burst into . The , a fit Count , of savage terrified laughter out , and of his snapped wits strugg y led furiously to get away , and , stumbling , over the furniture , mi pursuit in g ht have dark a little , gone made while hard his he way with swallowed to him the , had door the n . under the As it yena -bla was nket delayed locked . This his , it wild however chase , accomp followed lished , which , he resulted dashed in after the Count his victim bursting , and into a , the mv , midst n & j . v , i » 3 i . vji of cij an b evening vvvxiai the Danish g party yj < A , i \ . y that unti nsul l was was being u ^ ' & given 5 ivw . 1 i in xxx , the Lliu saloon oaJLUUXl

brute of the who hotel , y over a refresh Co ment . table Here after , fortu his nately , the captured , in sprang an ice-pail . The Count retired as best prey he could , belonged but vowed . His to hav anger e the , too blood , has sin -tif c the e been man incr to e whom ased b the y the hyena fact , thing that the was Danish . a got-up Consul affair , is diplo under maticall ¦ . the impression y arranged that beforehg the mmsi f wJyxLe ^^^ wmM Nct

[From Our Special Correspondent.] You Se...

purpose dinavian to races lower in the Egypt political . I and have commercial heard that status he has of written the Scan to - his p Count lain Governm ly left intim Florence ated ent for in speciall his instructions despatch y appointed , on that the for he matter the believes purpose , and the . Italian very The Count in his turn will hear of no apology from me , but looks on to me Italian as a political unity . spy Spagmo , sent out re has y the been party roun in d this land morning opposed to attempt an lanationbut I feel it it will be of no aiv use

large sword and hold up three fingers nothing . I confess this seems a a littl and e hear vague fro , and m him I reall — -for y w I ould can understand glad to call Italian on the —what Count he , wants and th . at S the pagmore seconds says alw it w s ( 5 ul ar d r never these do for matters me to call and on him that , when meet to two have f a llows it out fig . v , they ay have ange nothing to do with ; it till they ^ 2 fi . m . practising stick We ever are since the just double off half . - I ast u ' , feel niier ele very ven cut . on nervous the , hyena though with I have ^ a broo been mp

W Weather—Or Not.

W WEATHER—OR NOT .

Old Lord School High ,—One Admiral Of Th...

old Lord school High , —one Admiral of that gallant Childers class of is officers certainl now y a , salt unhapp of the ily , to all be but influenced extinct , who by any court considerations danger for danger of . common ' s sake , prudence and are not or potentate the safety at of Whitehall their subordinates sanction . the Otherwise putting , wh to y sea did the of H mi . M ghty . S . thoroug Donegal in y disable a gale of a fine -wind ship so ? terrific The cost that of it the must repair , as it of the , over over damage a a thousand thousand sustained oounds u by nds the . which which Donegal sum sum is will will stated hav have e to to to be be be something voted voted in in po

next year ' s Navy Estimates , . It will be as well if this fact is noted completely and remembered lose their identity . Little in charges the pages of this figure descri s of ption whic so h the Navy Estimates are composed , that , under some such heading be difficult as to " Miscellaneous recognize the , results , £ 1 , 292 of 1 as 6 s . glaring 8 d ., " it a will piece probabl of pig y - be headedness tion some of naval inquisitive as affairs ever membe disgraced . It r is who to eve , be wh n hoped en Mr the . Childers , estimates however ' s , administra are there moved may - , will question the propriety of the charge .

Literary Undertakers.

LITERARY UNDERTAKERS .

Of The Some E Better Vening Occup Papers...

of The some e better vening occup papers ation of , last alternatel week , y fo killed r the and want broug , we presume ht to life , whose again a rumoured series of public deaths characters created . the Of rnost these painful , the two sensations persons , Whil were e undoubtedl the former y Sir was Stafford summaril Northcote sent to and the Si bottom gnor Mario of the . i Mediterranea n Paris , the n latter , when was , in reality actuall , y y made was safel to poison y enjoy himself ing him , self the assigned for XViJ the LilW rash aOXl act / being suggested in faultless fc

A reaso ^ CtaUllO ns CLOaigiACll . .. X UV t MW « g ^ "fifi ^^^^^ **« *** w *** w »« taste destitution as " grief . " We at do the not loss know of his or care e a to nd trace fear which of impending of our s conte uch annou mporaries ncem e e n ts respectivel are morally libels respon if sible they are not libel so legall s , —fo y r —but we of a protest nature against calculated paragrap to cause hs being distress inserted orat least in news the - papers gravest annoyanceto the relatives and friends of , the unfortu , - nate se sensation nsation people nn . who ra . errn are . nlis , hs .. . set The The upon editorial editorial by penny annreciation -a-liners eciation as of material the the limits limits for appr

of specimens a practical paragrap as we joke have is very lately much been at favoured fault when with it . admits We admit of such a practical at the loss joke of our is usuall friends y calculated and pity for to provoke eople we a think tear ; but ools grief are ^ 00 widely-different sensations .